54.2% —
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Evelyn (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Evelyn (Eastern Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 54.2% of people in Evelyn finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure. While the area has seen a steady rise in schooling and university degrees since 2016, it still trails behind the typical Victorian resident in formal education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in most other areas, with 54.2% completing Year 12. This is well below the Victorian rate of 61.8%, though the figure rose 6.5 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Evelyn (Eastern Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.5% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications, held by 36.7% of residents.
19.5% —
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Evelyn (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.4% and engineering at 16.2%. Other common areas include society and culture, health, and architecture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Evelyn has 24 schools within 3 km, more than about 66% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with 10,597 total enrolments across the region.
2.08
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
10,597
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
442
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Evelyn (Eastern Victoria)
24 schools — 10,597 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Coldstream Primary School, Coldstream | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 85 | 997 |
| Lyrebird College, Coldstream | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 20 | 1,102 |
| Wandin North Primary School, Wandin North | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 311 | 1,016 |
| Yering Primary School, Yering | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 20 | 1,039 |
| Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,550 | 1,045 |
| Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 89 | 993 |
| Lilydale Primary School, Lilydale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 221 | 1,014 |
| St Patrick's School, Lilydale | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 250 | 1,052 |
| Birmingham Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 666 | 1,040 |
| Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 860 | 1,000 |
| Cire Community School, Lilydale | Independent | Secondary | 5.6 km | 524 | 987 |
| Lilydale High School, Lilydale | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,424 | 1,013 |
| St Mary's School, Mount Evelyn | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 324 | 1,018 |
| Mount Evelyn Primary School, Mount Evelyn | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 397 | 1,031 |
| Victoria Road Primary School, Lilydale | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 231 | 1,025 |
| Wandin Yallock Primary School, Wandin North | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 132 | 1,007 |
| Seville Primary School, Seville | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 163 | 996 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 409 | 1,046 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 39 | 997 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Chirnside Park Primary School, Chirnside Park | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 411 | 1,040 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 8.8 km | 934 | 982 |
| Oxley Christian College, Chirnside Park | Independent | Combined | 9.2 km | 838 | 1,119 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 158 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Evelyn (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22802/evelyn/topic/education